DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN)
Consumer Discretionary · Full-service and casual dining restaurant franchising · NYSE
Dine Brands franchises and operates IHOP, Applebee's, and Fuzzy's restaurants, generating revenue primarily through franchise royalties and company-owned restaurant sales.
What DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC does
Dine Brands Global owns and franchises three restaurant concepts: IHOP (full-service family dining focused on breakfast and pancakes), Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar (full-service casual dining), and Fuzzy's Taco Shop (limited-service fast-casual). As of December 28, 2025, the company operates 3,509 restaurants globally, with the vast majority owned and operated by independent franchisees. The company generates revenues primarily from franchise royalties and advertising fees, property rental and sublease agreements, and company-owned restaurant operations, with approximately 74% of total revenues derived from IHOP and Applebee's franchise operations.
Themes: Restaurant franchise operations, Family dining and breakfast concepts, Casual dining, Digital ordering and omnichannel, Off-premise and delivery growth, Dual-branding strategy
Fundamentals
- Price$35.83 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$454M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+69.1% 2025-08-21 close $21.19 → 2026-08-21 close $35.83
- P/E27.44 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+1.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+40.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+34.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity5.58 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +4.6%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How DIN compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, DIN's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 181%, free-cash-flow payout 58%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout181% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout58% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC looks technically
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) is trading 13.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 41 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 8 trading days ago. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 13.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +13.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $35.04 | $35.04 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $31.67 | $31.67 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 8 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 8 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 41 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 41 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 16.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 54.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($32.75 to $37.23) — its "stochastic" reading is 69 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 68.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 33 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $39.68 | $39.68 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 9.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -9.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 72.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +72.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 9.7% below its highest point of the past year | 9.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 8 trading days ago | 8 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 40 trading days ago | 40 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $114.23 (set on 2015-02-24) | $114.23 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($21.19 to $38.81), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 17% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $27.36 to $27.92. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 16.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 68.6% below its all-time high | -68.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.1% above a support level at $35.43 — a price it turned at three times since 2024-10-01, most recently on 2025-12-18. Since 2024-08-21 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.24 (set on 2009-02-23) | $5.24 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 583.8% above its all-time low | +583.8% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 0th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.52 between its high and its low — about 4.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.52 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $34.14 and $36.83 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $34.14 – $35.49 – $36.83 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.3% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (13.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.92× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 1.4% since the prior reading | +1.4% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a doji | 8 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 8 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 9 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 9 sessions ago |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 6 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.0% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 8.3% above the previous close 48 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 30 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +8.3% |
| Gap filled | a 5.1% gap down opened on 2026-06-16 has been "filled" 45 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 45 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +6.04% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 0.9 percentage points (the stock gained 1.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | -0.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 15.1 percentage points (the stock gained 18.2% while the market gained 3.1%) | +15.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 0.2 percentage points (the stock gained 10.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | -0.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 48.6 percentage points (the stock gained 69.1% while the market gained 20.5%) | +48.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.4% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.2% of the share price. | +5.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 12% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $31.95 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +12.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $35.38 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 13 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
DIN last closed at $35.83 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $35.43 | Support | 1.1% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-10-01 to 2025-12-18 |
| $37.06 | Resistance | 3.4% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2024-11-07 to 2026-08-13 |
| $33.47 | Support | 6.6% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-10-18 to 2026-07-23 |
| $32.70 | Support | 8.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-05 to 2026-08-05 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Analyst price target recently RAISED · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 3 analysts
- Mean price target$36.00 range $33.00 – $38.00; median $37.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for DIN
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.04 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Heavy dependence on franchisees for restaurant operations and revenue; financial health issues or insolvencies among franchisees (particularly concentrated Applebee's ownership) could materially impact company performance","Rising cost pressures from commodities, labor, health care, and utilities inflation, directly affecting franchisees' profitability and the company's royalty streams","Exposure to food-borne illness, food tampering, and reputational harm to brands; risks of natural disasters, pandemics, and adverse weather conditions affecting restaurant traffic and operations"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of DIN's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-11-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- In newer filing (2026-05-06): Added reference to 'cost pressures, including rising costs for commodities, labor, health care and utilities' as a specific risk factor
- In newer filing (2026-05-06): Added 'the implementation and use of artificial intelligence and related technologies' as a risk factor
- In newer filing (2026-05-06): Changed 'Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements' capitalization (was 'condensed consolidated financial statements' in older filing)
- Removed:
- In older filing (2025-11-05): Removed specific fiscal quarter detail references ('For convenience, the fiscal quarters of each year are referred to as ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31') and detailed quarter history
- In older filing (2025-11-05): Reference to fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 in risk factors removed; replaced with December 28, 2025 in newer filing
- Reworded:
- General economic conditions language changed from 'including the impact of inflation, particularly as it may impact our franchisees directly' (2025-11-05) to 'including the impact of inflation on us and our franchisees directly' (2026-05-06)
- Fiscal quarter end description simplified from detailed multi-year explanation to single sentence: 'The first fiscal quarter of 2026 and 2025 ended on March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025, respectively' (2026-05-06)
- Balance sheet presentation changed from thousands (2025-11-05) to millions (2026-05-06) with corresponding unit adjustments throughout
- Notes:
- The two filings are for different fiscal periods (Q1 2026 vs Q3 2025) and different balance sheet dates, which accounts for some structural differences
- The financial statements portions are truncated and not fully comparable
- Page number changes reflect different document lengths (27 pages in 2026 vs 47 pages in 2025)
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 1 sell ($51975) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-08. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about DIN's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding DIN as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 1,622,828
- Reported value $42,641,312
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 0 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
DIN had 1,900,817 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
DIN had 15.0% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 8.78 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,900,817
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 15.0%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,177,164
- Reported change -12.69%
- Days to cover (reported) 8.78
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Brinker International (EAT)
- Bloomin' Brands (BLMN)
- The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)
- Denny's (DENN)
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL)
- Texas Roadhouse (TXRH)
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
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Frequently asked questions
What does DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) do?
Dine Brands Global owns and franchises three restaurant concepts: IHOP (full-service family dining focused on breakfast and pancakes), Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar (full-service casual dining), and Fuzzy's Taco Shop (limited-service fast-casual). As of December 28, 2025, the company operates 3,509 restaurants globally, with the vast majority owned and operated by independent franchisees.
What sector is DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) in?
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Full-service and casual dining restaurant franchising. It trades on NYSE.
Does DIN pay a dividend?
Yes — DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 4.55% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC's (DIN) competitors?
Notable peers of DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) include Brinker International, Bloomin' Brands, The Cheesecake Factory, Denny's and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) overbought or oversold right now?
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on DIN come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.